today a new witness is expected to go before the new york grand jury investigating former president donald trump today over alleged hush money payment. we have the latest developments. high stakes business russian president putin welcoming his chinese counterpart this morning in what will be a closely-watched meeting. emergency rescue, a banking giant buying its rival in a multibillion dollar deal in the race to contain the global banking crisis. eyes on the court, the supreme court hearing a case this morning with implications for the water rights of the navajo nation. and promoting mental health.

the cast of the hit show "ted lasso" visiting the white house today to discuss the importance of addressing mental health and well well-being it's monday, march 20th. "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. critical and unexpected testimony is set for today in the new york hush money investigation of former president trump. a former legal adviser to michael cohen, trump's former lawyer, is expected to go before the manhattan grand jury it comes after the former president took to social media over the weekend and called for protests in the event of his arrest for more on this we go to nbc's brie jackson in washington lay out what the situation looks like for trump as this week begins. >> reporter: good morning, frances. well, the political world has been on edge since former president trump took to truth social on saturday in a post mr. trump said he expected to be indicted and arrested this coming tuesday for his alleged role in hush money

payments to stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 election he also called for his supporters to protest, take our nation back in the event of his arrest it remains unclear at this time when or even if mr. trump will be indicted and the spokesperson for trump later clarified in a statement that there had been no notification given now, this timeline laid out by the former president might already be facing complications. nbc news has learned that robert costello, a former legal adviser to former trump lawyer michael cohen, will be testifying today before the grand jury in this case it comes at the request of mr. trump's attorneys. according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation. cohen also said he would be returning to the da's office today to stand by as a rebuttal witness. cohen pled guilty in 2018 to making the illegal payment to stormy daniels and has met numerous times with the new york prosecutors that are bringing this case. meanwhile, house speaker kevin

mccarthy is distancing himself from mr. trump's call for protests but decrying the investigations as politically motivated. he had this to say when asked about it at the house gop retreat in florida on sunday. >> i don't think people should protest this, no and i think president trump if you talk to him he doesn't believe that, either >> reporter: meanwhile, manhattan da alvin bragg while not commenting publicly sent an internal message to his staff on saturday in response to the words of the former president. the message said, safety is their top priority, and declared that, we do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in new york. trump adding overnight on truth social that bragg should be held accountable for the crime of interference in a presidential election trump has denied any wrongdoing as well as an affair with daniels. meanwhile, two senior law enforcement officials tell nbc

news there is an interagency police and security meeting planned for today in case an indictment is handed down this week frances? >> brie jackson for us thank you. in just a few hours from now russian president vladimir putin will welcome chinese president xi jinping to moscow the high-profile three-day visit comes at a crucial time for the russian leader who is largely being shunned on the international stage over his invasion of ukraine. let's go live now to our ali arouzi in london this is a huge meeting what is putin looking to get out of this? >> reporter: good morning, phillip. that's right, it is a huge meeting at a very important time vladimir putin is looking for friends and allies, especially very strong ones, at a time where he has an arrest warrant out for him by the icc, the war is not going according to plan in ukraine and there is an enormous weight of sanctions

weighing down on russia. so this is a time where he needs allies and step on to stage xi jinping. going to moscow is a clear sign of support from the chinese leader towards the russian leader this is the first time xi jinping has visited moscow since the invasion of ukraine and it sends a clear message to the international community that he is close to russia xi jinping once called vladimir putin his best friend and now he is supporting him in very hard times. now, they are expected to sign an agreement there which is going to deepen their already comprehensive partnership between these two countries and they're both expected to boost trade ties, and that's very important for russia russia needs to be able to have trade with a country, to be able to support its war, to be able to pay its soldiers, to be able to manufacture ammunition, and

china is the key for that right now. so a very important meeting, as you mentioned. we will have to see what exactly comes out of it in the course of coming hours and days. >> consequential to say the least. ali, thank you. now to a major deal aimed at preventing a global market met down swiss banking giant ubs buying credit suisse for over $3 billion. the move comes one week after the collapse of two american banks. nbc's alley rafa has the latest. >> reporter: a historic deal brokered by the swiss government, banking giant ubs agreeing to buy rival bank credit suisse for $3.2 billion, just a fraction of the $8 billion it was worth friday. >> the takeover of credit suisse by usb is the best solution for restoring the confidence that has been lacking in financial markets recently. >> reporter: the decision aimed at stabilizing global financial markets. >> if ubs hadn't taken over

credit suisse it had less to another crisis of confidence in the banking industry americans are mostly concerned about their bank accounts and about their money in the bank, it would have led to more concerns that their money wasn't safe when it actually is. >> reporter: the biden administration praising the decision as it tries to restore americans' confidence, saying in a statement, the u.s. financial system is resilient. the move comes just over a week after silicon valley bank became the biggest u.s. bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis. "the new york times" reporting the bank's risky practices were on the federal reserve's radar for more than a year and it was issued six citations in 2021 members of congress now calling for more reform. senator elizabeth warren announcing a probe into the silicon valley and signature bank collapses. >> we need accountability for our regulators who clearly fell down on the job. >> reporter: several congressional committees have called for reviews of the banking system's failures. the house financial services committee is set to hold its

first of multiple hearings about this on march 29th >> thank you violence has shut down a spring break hot spot. the city of miami beach issuing a state of emergency and a curfew after a weekend of deadly shootings. two people were killed in two separate incidents the mayor says offer the last three weeks the city has impounded more than 70 firearms. a curfew went into effect overnight at midnight and lifts at 6:00 a.m. but city officials are expected to meet again today to decide if the same rules should be in place next weekend. the u.s. is offering support to ecuador in the wake of a deadly earthquake that killed at least 14 people there and one other in perú secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas has america offered sympathy for the loss its and ensure the u.s. stands with ecuador as they recover the magnitude 6.8 quake rocked ecuador saturday afternoon they reported hundreds of

damaged buildings including homes, schools and hospitals along with power outages for some in the affected areas. to a case two decades in the making involving a fight over the access to water. today the supreme court will hear arguments on whether to allow the navajo nation to get water from the already diminishing colorado river the reservation spans 17 million acres, straddling arizona, new mexico and utah. thousands don't have running water. in a suit they allege that the federal government promised them access to water as part of a treaty dating back to 1868 but over the years the rights to the colorado river were divided between states and the federal government, leaving the navajo nation out federal officials have declined to comment on the case. from the pitch to the capitol, the cast of "ted lasso" is heading to the white house. jason sudeikis and the other stars of the emmy-winning comedy will meet with president biden and the first lady to discuss mental health awareness.

yesterday the president shared his version of the show's staple believe postal in front of the oval office. the tv series is known to promote optimism and kindness while addressing characters' mental health journeys the biden administration has also advocated for mental well health policies with multimillion dollar investments at the federal, state and local levels. let's go to nbc meet just michelle grossman with a look at the forecast on this first day of spring. good morning, michelle. >> good morning, guys. yeah, so happy it's spring that will arrive later on this evening but we are feeling winter-like in the west, a storm system is moving through today bringing snow and also some rain a more powerful storm system moves on shore tomorrow. winter alerts across the west, throughout the intermountain west, the rockies as well, measuring feet of snow over the next several days. an area of low pressure is moving through today bringing heavy snow and rain into the four corners and steady showers throughout the northwest it's tomorrow when a more powerful storm system moves in taking aim on southern

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